Put me in the pro camp. I'd agree with those who've said that a steady diet would get somewhat tiresome, but for the most part I enjoy them. I really like the whole process --the walking up to look for a good line and then heading back down to your ball, the uncertainty of picking out some kind of target, and then just trying to keep your head in the shot when you swing. There's something particularly gratifying about being able to put a good swing on a ball when you're not completely sure if you've got everything lined up, but you just have to trust yourself. I really like that. Plus watching a well-struck ball disappear over some feature of the landscape, then walking up to see where it went -- that's a blast for me.
I'm really fond of the tee shot on 9 at Pacific Dunes, particularly to the lower green. It can be pretty intimidating to try to go as far left as you really want to, so you have to have some nerve. Pressure really doesn't generally agree with my swing, but the funny thing is that I always seem to hit a good shot there. I just love to hit it, so I generally hit it well. And I really love walking up to that tee with people who haven't played the course for the "where the hell's the hole" moment -- followed by the "you're kidding, we're going that way?!" moment. Very entertaining. Thanks to Tom Doak for that shot. I even like the tee shot on 18 at the Trails, which I know from reading this board tends not to be universally loved, to say the least.
But I'd put the second shot on number 3 at NGLA as the one I'd probably like to hit most off all, if given the opportunity. Here's hoping that 17 at Old Macdonald (that's to be the Alps in Bandon, yes?) will give those of us who have never played The National a little taste.